Our Coppice Court Rock On band have played their first public gig – and they were totally fantastic. They performed at the Seagull Theatre as part of a Christmas show organised by Graeme Syed and Lee Johnson and to an audience of more than 100 people. Of course, there were the pre-performance jitters, but when […]
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Rock On Rocktail Party
It was party time at CYDS last night, with the young DJs rocking their mixes, and the young people mixing the rocktails and Looby and Che setting the scene with lights, sound systems – and a chocolate fountain. It was a lovely way to finish this term – and I’d like to say a huge […]
Volunteer with us!
If you live in Babergh, you like to be creative and you’ve got a few hours to spare in the first couple of months of the New Year, why not come and volunteer to help out at our ‘Make, Do and Friends’ project? ‘Make, Do and Friends’ is our new programme for older people in […]
Lowestoft Folk – bringing people together
Lowestoft Folk really went for it yesterday – with a session at Broadlands in the morning, to introduce everyone to the Cabinet of Curiosity, and then a creative session at Hildesley Court in the afternoon, with much folding and decorating of our ‘Suffolk Puffs’. It was lovely to be back at Broadlands and see so […]
Meet the Artist: Colin Brinkley
The lovely Colin Brinkley is one of our JumpstART students, who also took part in our Step Up project, which allowed him to collaborate alongside another artist to create and exhibit new work. This month, Colin’s illustrations were chosen to feature on Suffolk County Council’s Christmas Card, which will be sent by the Chair and […]
Dates for your diary
We’re pleased to invite you to three celebration events, marking the successful conclusion of our most recent JumpstART term, during which our students have enjoyed exploring the art of storytelling. Over 12 weeks, our students have learned about character development, story structure and illustration. They’ve had the chance to harness their imaginations and create stories […]
Well done to Team Suffolk Artlink
We’d like to say a huge thank you to the wonderful Rachel, John, Clair, Matt and Keith for taking on the Adnams Southwold 10k in aid of Suffolk Artlink. Last Sunday, Team Suffolk Artlink donned their red t-shirts and after some dedicated training, took on the challenge with gusto. We were delighted to catch them […]
Coloured pigments, wax resist – and candles
It was lovely seeing everyone at Hildesley Court yesterday where, with a just a few weeks of Lowestoft Folk remaining, we were soon hard at work, creating images of Lowestoft Folk art – and each other. Using wax crayons, pastels and indelible ink, everyone set to, drawing the person opposite them, their names, and then […]
Lowestoft Museum trip – and mark-making to music
Just before half term, the pupils taking part in Lowestoft Folk visited Lowestoft Museum, to look at examples of folk art. Museum volunteers were on hand to take part in the activities, as artists Caitlin and Vicki set the children off to look at patterns and materials and find their favourite pieces – which they […]
Make, Do & Friends – getting crafty at Westhorpe
Some fabulous fabric artwork was created last week at Westhorpe Village Hall when felt-artist Heidi McEvoy-Swift ran a workshop on traditional ‘from scratch’ felt-making. With the theme of ‘The Hedgerow’ 15 people created leaves, rose-hips, rainbows and even a squirrel before fixing the wooly images into the felt with soapy water and elbow grease! […]